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A Century of Wisdom: Lessons from the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the World's Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor Hot Inspiration » Biography & Memoir November 17, 2012 0 By Caroline Stoessinger An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism—the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world’s oldest living Holocaust survivor. At 108 years old, the pianist Alice Herz-Sommer is an eyewitness to the entire last century and the first decade of this one. She has seen it all, surviving the Theresienstadt concentration camp, attending the trial... Read more Read reviews Write review	126	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Who Am I?: And If So, How Many? Inspiration » Self-Help & Empowerment July 17, 2012 0 By Richard David Precht #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERTRANSLATED INTO 23 LANGUAGES, WITH MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD What is truth? What is love? Does life have meaning? Bestselling author Richard David Precht, “the Mick Jagger of the nonfiction book” (Tagesanzeiger Zürich), has traveled the globe searching for answers—and his odyssey has become one of the most talked-about books around the world. Combining classic... Read more Read reviews Write review	79	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution Hot Meta-Reality » Alternative History June 10, 2012 0 By Rebecca Stott Christmas, 1859. Just one month after the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin received an unsettling letter. He had expected criticism; in fact, letters were arriving daily, most expressing outrage and accusations of heresy. But this letter was different. It accused him of failing to acknowledge his predecessors, of taking credit for a theory that had... Read more Read reviews Write review	302	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity Hot Inspiration » Self-Help & Empowerment June 10, 2012 0 By Phil Stutz Barry Michels A groundbreaking book about personal growth that presents a uniquely effective set of five tools that bring about dynamic change—as seen on The Dr. Oz Show The Tools offers a solution to the biggest complaint patients have about therapy: the interminable wait for change to begin. The traditional therapeutic model sets its sights on the past, but Phil Stutz... Read more Read reviews Write review	350	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
An Unquenchable Thirst: Following Mother Teresa in Search of Love, Service, and an Authentic Life Hot Inspiration » Biography & Memoir April 28, 2012 0 By Mary Johnson An unforgettable spiritual autobiography about a search for meaning that begins alongside one of the great religious icons of our time and ends with a return to the secular world At seventeen, Mary Johnson saw Mother Teresa’s face on the cover of Time and experienced her calling. Eighteen months later, she entered a convent in the South Bronx to... Read more Read reviews Write review	253	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 5.0 (1)
Nine Lives: Mystery, Magic, Death, and Life in New Orleans Hot Inspiration » Art & Literature January 14, 2012 0 By Dan Baum Nines Lives is a multivoiced biography of a dazzling, surreal, and imperiled city, told through the lives of nine unforgettable characters and bracketed by two epic storms: Hurricane Betsy, which transformed New Orleans in the 1960s, and Hurricane Katrina, which nearly destroyed it. Dan Baum brings this kaleidoscopic portrait to life, showing us what was lost in the storm... Read more Read reviews Write review	191	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)
Decoded Hot Our World » Activism & Social Justice December 09, 2010 0 By Jay-Z Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time. Jay-Z on Decoded: When you're famous and say you're writing a book, people assume that it's... Read more Read reviews Write review	476	Editor rating 0.0 User rating 0.0 (0)